So this is more painting that build log, but my son and I recently took on this challenge to get 10,000 points of Blood Angels painted to a high tabletop standard by year's end. Having collected a multitude of different armies, and also been victim to shiny model syndrome on figures that just appealed to me, I've decided to unify everything into one massive mega-force. This will be aligned with about 4,000 points of Grey Knights as well, and if we get to it, we will try to share where we stand with it - but first things first - getting the core Blood Angels painted.
The current list is as follows:
(
HQ)
* Astorath the Grim
Bolt Pistol, Frag and Krak grenades, Rosarius, The Executioner's Axe
* Captain
Bolt Pistol, Iron Halo, Melta Bombs
Terminator Armour
Power Weapon, Storm Bolter
* Commander Dante
Death Mask of Sanguinius, Frag and Krak grenades, Infernus Pistol, Iron Halo, The Axe Mortalis
* Librarian
Epistolary -
lvl 2
* Terminator Armour
Force stave, Storm Bolter
* Librarian
Epistolary -
lvl 2
* Power Armour
Bolt Pistol, Force sword, Frag and Krak grenades
* Mephiston, Lord of Death
Force Sword, Frag and Krak grenades, Plasma Pistol
* Reclusiarch
Melta Bombs, Rosarius
* Terminator Armour
Crozius Arcanum, Storm Bolter
* The Sanguinor, Exemplar of the Host
Frag and Krak grenades
(Elites)
* Chaplain
* Power Armour
Crozius Arcanum, Frag and Krak grenades, Jump Pack, Power Fist
* Chaplain
Melta Bombs, Rosarius
* Power Armour
Bolt Pistol, Crozius Arcanum, Frag and Krak grenades, Jump Pack
* Chaplain
* Power Armour
Crozius Arcanum, Frag and Krak grenades, Plasma Pistol
* Sanguinary Guard
3x Angelus Boltgun, Frag and Krak grenades, 5x Glaive Encarmine, Infernus Pistol, Plasma Pistol
* Sanguinary Guard
4x Angelus Boltgun, Chapter Banner, Death Masks, Frag and Krak grenades, 4x Glaive Encarmine, Infernus Pistol, Power Fist
* Sternguard Veteran Squad
3x Boltgun, 2x Combi-Flamer, Combi-Melta, Combi-Plasma, Frag and Krak grenades, Heavy Bolter, Heavy Flamer, Special Issue Ammunition, 9x Sternguard
* Sergeant
Bolter, Power Weapon
* Techmarine
Bolter, Frag and Krak grenades, Power Axe, Upgrade to servo-harness
* Terminator Assault Squad
2x Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield, Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield, 3x Twin Lightning Claws
* Terminator Squad
Chainfist, Heavy Flamer, Sergeant, 5x Terminators
* Land Raider Crusader
Frag Assault Launchers, Pintle Storm Bolter, Smoke Launchers, Twin-linked Assault cannon, Two Hurricane bolters
* Terminator Squad
2x Assault Cannon, Chainfist, Sergeant, 9x Terminators
* Terminator Squad
Assault Cannon, Sergeant, 7x Terminators
(Troops)
* Assault Squad
9x Assault Marines, Flamer, Flamer, Frag and Krak grenades
* Assault Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
* Land Raider
Extra Armour, Pintle Storm Bolter
* Assault Squad
4x Assault Marines, Flamer, Frag and Krak grenades, Retain Jump Packs
* Assault Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
* Death Company Dreadnought
Blood Talons, Magna Grapple
* Tactical Squad
Flamer, Frag and Krak grenades, Missile Launcher, 9x Tactical Marine
* Rhino
Extra Armour, Pintle Storm Bolter
* Tactical Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
* Tactical Squad
Frag and Krak grenades, Missile Launcher, Plasmagun, 9x Tactical Marine
* Rhino
Extra Armour, Pintle Storm Bolter
* Tactical Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
* Tactical Squad
Frag and Krak grenades, 5x Tactical Marine
* Razorback
Extra Armour, Twin Linked Heavy Flamer
* Tactical Sergeant
Bolter, Power Weapon
* Tactical Squad
Frag and Krak grenades, Plasmagun, 9x Tactical Marine
* Rhino
Extra Armour, Pintle Storm Bolter
* Tactical Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Melta Bombs
* Tactical Squad
Frag and Krak grenades, Meltagun, Plasma Cannon, 9x Tactical Marine
* Tactical Sergeant
Chainsword, Plasma Pistol
(Fast Attack)
* Bike Squad
Frag and Krak grenades, Plasmagun, 2x Space Marine Biker, Twin-linked Bolter
* Biker Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Melta Bombs
* Land Speeder Squadron
* Land Speeder
Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolter
(Heavy Support)
* Dreadnought
Twin Linked Lascannon
* Blood Fist
Built-in Storm Bolter
* Dreadnought
Assault Cannon
* Blood Fist
Built-in Storm Bolter
* Stormraven Gunship
Extra Armour, Hurricane Bolter Sponsons, Twin Linked Assault Cannon, Twin Linked Multi Melta
* Vindicator
Demolisher Cannon, Extra Armour, Pintle Storm Bolter, Siege Shield
* Whirlwind
Extra Armour, Pintle Storm Bolter, Whirlwind Multiple Missile Launcer
Missing from the list and planned to be added as move forward over the next month will be 20 Death Company, 10 of which will dual wield hammers and go in the Stormraven, and 10 of which will have jet packs and travel with Lamartes and Astorath. We are also going to add 15 assault marines with jump packs, a Land Raider Redeemer for the Assault Terminators, and couple of more Rhinos, and one more Death Company Dread with Blood Fists. All totaled, this puts us right at the 10,000 point threshold.
The plan is to paint the base coats and the core elements on all the models, then come back and pick up the smaller details on Round 2. Overall, this army is fairly blingy, with lots of gold. The mono red scheme is also broken up with black details on the left shoulder, the right knee, and the backpacks. On to the pictures:
Chaplain with Power Fist and Sanguinary Guard
Mephiston and Astorath (Mephy still needs some final details)
Dante, the Sanguinor and Sanguinary Guard with Death Masks
Land Raider Crusader with the Terminators - Librarian and Chaplain. Some of this miniatures are from the Space Hulk release
Terminator Assault Squad led by another of the awesome Space Hulk miniatures
Lemartes - the wings are from Puppets War. They will be used this entire unit
Terminator Reclusiarch
Tactical Squad and Dreads
Tactical Squad with Razorback (the heavy flamer was kit-bashed from the bitz of the Crusader kit)
Another view of the Terminators
Sternguard Veterans - the Sergeant is taken from the Honor Guard of the Ultramarines
Death Company Dread with Blood Talons, Lemartes, Librarian and Chaplain (from the Dark Vengeance set)
Death Company Stormraven - I did a detailed blog of this build a while back
More Terminators - the Captain in Terminator Armor is kit-bashed from the Marneus Calgar kit
The Goal - this is the sergeant from the Space Hulk set. He has been completed to the finished quality we hope to achieve over the next few months.
Next on the agenda - acquire the additional kits and get them built and primed. Whether this is madness or simply Blood Rage remains to be seen.
Thanks for looking. All comments and questions welcomed.